arguros denotes a valuable metal named among building materials, possessions, images, and cargo in Scripture.

The occurrences consistently identify a valuable metal, whether listed among materials for building, prohibited possessions, material for an image, wealth subject to corrosion, or commercial cargo.

1. A valuable metal in material and wealth lists · dominant

   Across the five occurrences, the noun names the same material in varied lists: in 1 Corinthians 3:12 the APB renders it among materials used to build on a foundation; in Matthew 10:9 it is among items not to acquire for belts; and in Revelation 18:12 it appears in a cargo list. Acts 17:29 places the dative form beside gold and stone in describing what the divine being is not like, while James 5:3 presents the nominative form as wealth that has corroded.

   1 Corinthians 3:12Acts 17:29James 5:3Matthew 10:9Revelation 18:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "silver" in each supplied verse, within lists of materials, possessions, or cargo. The surrounding clauses rather than the English label alone identify its contribution.